Dhammapada Verses 179 & 180: Unbound

Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 179
yassa jitaṃ nāvajīyati, jitaṃ yassa no yāti koci loke.
taṃ buddhamanantagocaraṃ, apadaṃ kena padena nessatha.

Verse 180
yassa jālinī visattikā, taṇhā natthi kuhiñci netave.
taṃ buddhamanantagocaraṃ, apadaṃ kena padena nessatha.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 179
By what track can you trace that trackless Buddha of limitless range, whose victory nothing can undo, whom none of the vanquished defilements can ever pursue?

Verse 180
By what track can you trace that trackless Buddha of limitless range, in whom exists no longer, the entangling and embroiling craving that perpetuates becoming?

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

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Original Pali Text: https://www.digitalpalireader.online/_dprhtml/index.html?loc=k.1.x.x.x.x.x.m

Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp179-196/en/buddharakkhita#179

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